The October meeting of the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association attracted media attention from all walks of life, and the Chief Executive, Mr. Kesos, even attended the event in person.
Following this meeting, Chairman Li Guobao, Vice Chairman Zhang Guangwen, Managing Directors Li Jianhui, Zhang Li Chunxue, Pan Desheng, Feng Jingyao, Wang Shanbin, and Toru Iwatani resigned from their positions at the same time.
Just before the meeting, Li Guobao announced through East Asia Holdings Group that he had resigned as an unofficial member of the Executive Council.
After these people resigned, among the executive and legislative bureaus of the Tung Wah Association, only Lei Juekkun remained an unofficial member of the executive bureau.
In the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association, only Lei Juekun, Li Jianyang, and Donghua Mobile Communications Group President Xie Minxiong are the managing directors. It can be seen that the Donghua Association is already doing the final work for a large-scale departure.
As a representative of the Bryan government, Kessos also spoke at the meeting, affirming and thanking Li Jianhui, Li Guobao and others for their contributions to Hong Kong's industry, commerce and economic development over the years.
At the same time, he also said that no matter how the identities of Li Jianhui and others change, as long as he is still the chief administrative officer here, the industries owned by Li Jianhui and others will not be treated differently when they invest and develop here.
He also said: "Although Li Jianhui, Li Guobao and others are no longer members of the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association, I hope that the new president elected subsequently can follow the example of the previous two presidents and promote our Hong Kong enterprises to become bigger and stronger."
Then Li Guobao also stepped onto the stage. Facing these familiar faces, he said in a calm tone:
"Although I have only been in office for eight months, I can feel the high-spirited spirit of our Hong Kong business community. I always believe that our Hong Kong business community can make great achievements in the world market.
Now due to some reasons of my own, I am no longer suitable to serve as the president of the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association.
There is a trace of regret and a trace of relief in my heart.
It is a pity that we can no longer continue to work together on such a platform to develop together. What is relieved is that due to our own abilities, we no longer need to bear so much pressure.
In the future development, my personal identity may undergo some changes, but I hope that East Asia Holdings Group can strengthen cooperation with members of the Heung Kong Industrial and Commercial Association to promote mutual benefit and win-win results for both parties.
At the same time here, I also recommend Mr. Lei Juekun to take over as chairman, Mr. Li Jianyang to serve as vice chairman, Mr. Zhao Ansheng as the new chairman of the board of directors of Xinjian Bank, Mr. Liu Yongbin, chairman of the board of directors of Shixin Building Materials Group, and Mr. Liu Yongbin of the board of directors of Yuen Long Plastics Group.
Mr. Zhang Lunzhi, chairman, and Mr. Guo Zhiheng, chairman of the board of directors of Yijia Group, serve as executive directors of the association."
After listening to Li Guobao's words, the members present immediately started talking. It was obvious that Li Guobao and others left and still did not want to give up the control of the Tung Wah Association and the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association.
As to whether the people mentioned by Li Guobao have the ability to hold these positions, they definitely do.
Although Lei Juekun has kept a low profile in recent years, Lei Family Capital is second only to the Xinjian Li Family and the Dongya Li Family among the major families in Xiangjiang. This is the consensus of the upper class.
Even though news has spread, the Lei family is already preparing to split up. The eldest son will inherit one of the core industries, Kowloon Construction Industry, and the headquarters will be transferred to Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor, Malaysia.
However, the capital controlled by the Lei family who stayed in Xiangjiang is still strong. Not only does it own Kowloon Securities Investment Company, one of the top ten securities investment companies, but it also controls Golden Princess, the largest cinema chain in the world. In addition, it also owns Kowloon Technology Company and Kowloon Bus.
companies, as well as industries such as Xinyi City.
Li Jianyang has the same qualifications to serve as vice chairman. Not to mention other assets, just the holding of Xinyang Clothing Group is enough to prove his strength.
Not to mention the other managing directors, their strength and conditions are no worse than those of the current managing directors, and some are even incomparable to them.
It's just that obviously some forces are not willing to see the Donghua Society's plan succeed. Now that the main force of the Donghua Society has left, don't think about continuing to stand.
The first person to speak was Huo Yingdong, the managing director. He said solemnly: "I personally don't agree with Mr. Li Guobao's proposal. Since Mr. Li Guobao has resigned, one should be selected from among the vice presidents to serve as the president.
,This can also better handle association affairs,
Since Mr. Zhang Guangwen, the first vice president, also chose to resign, we should select one of the four presidents: Li Zhaoji, Li Jiacheng, Cheng Yutong, and Robert Kuok.
As for Mr. Lei Juekun, I think it is more appropriate for him to become the vice president.
After all, association management is not business, and we cannot only consider the strength of members' companies."
With this introduction, the venue suddenly became lively. There must be many people in the Xiangjiang Industrial and Commercial Association who don't want Donghua Club to continue to control them.
The other vice-presidents obviously have their own thoughts and hope to sit in this position. After all, only by becoming the president of this association can the title of Xiangjiang business leader be worn on one's head.
The Tung Wah Association was too strong before, so they did not have such an idea. After all, Li Jianhui and Li Guobao were in Xiangjiang, so it was not their turn to be the leader of the Xiangjiang business community.
And now that Li Jianhui and Li Guobao have left, and even Zhang Guangwen and his wife, who were a big threat to them, have also left, the Lei family has lost a major core industry. In their view, the opportunity has come, and the Xiangjiang business community will also enter their territory next.
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Seeing the voices of opposition rising one after another, Lei Juekun and Li Jianhui beside him discussed in a low voice for a few words, and then spoke into the microphone:
"Since so many members are opposed to me taking up the position of president, it only means that my ability cannot be trusted by everyone. In this case, I will not run for the position of president, and I will not serve as vice president.
However, I still recommend Mr. Li Jianyang, the president of the Xiangjiang Textile and Garment Association and the executive director of our Xiangjiang Industry and Commerce Association, to serve as the replacement vice president."
Listening to Lei Juekun's words, the members present were quite divided. They did not expect that the Donghua Association would choose to give up so easily. This was extremely inconsistent with the Donghua Association, which had always been strong before.
However, there was only a brief silence, and everyone expressed their agreement to Li Jianyang as the replacement vice president of the association.
As for the position of president, someone proposed that the second vice-president Li Zhaoji should serve, but many people immediately opposed it.
After a lot of arguing and quarreling, it was finally decided to elect one of three people from Li Zhaoji, Li Jiacheng and Zheng Yutong to serve as the president through voting.
The vacant vice president will be filled by the chartering king.
Li Jianhui and other members of the Tung Wah Association were really not sure about this matter, but seeing that in addition to the members of the Heung Wah Association, members of the Sun Hung Association, the New Asia Association and even the Nanjiang Association also expressed their support, I knew that they must be sure to make sure before the meeting.
The Ship King and others have discussed with these three major associations, and maybe Xinghua Society has done a lot of work later.
Li Jianhui and others did not object to this. After all, the main force of the Donghua Society was about to leave, and there was no need to offend the Xianghua Society and the North for this trivial matter.
During the voting process, Li Jianhui, Li Guobao and others had resigned as spectators and felt quite relaxed.
In the end, according to statistics, Li Chao was the better one. Because of his eclectic relationship, he got a lot more votes than the other two. He surpassed Li Zhaoji and became the president of the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association, and he will also become a new generation of business leaders in Hong Kong.